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Quality Press News

October 2008

Welcome to the October 2008 issue of Quality Press News, featuring the latest publication information from the American Society for Quality.

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HOT OFF THE PRESS! What’s New from ASQ

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The Certified Quality Inspector Handbook
H. Fred Walker, Ahmad Elshennawy, Bhisham C. Gupta, Mary McShane Vaughn

The new handbook follows exactly the CQI Body of Knowledge. It addresses all the topics critical to the work of quality inspectors: evaluating hardware documentation, performing laboratory procedures, inspecting products, measuring process performance, recording data and data and preparing formal reports, and much more. From SPC and metrology to…
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IN THE WORKS Coming Soon from Quality Press

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Claire Anne and the Talking Hat
Barbara A. Cleary

Claire Anne is struggling in school. Not because of her classmates, but because she cannot seem to concentrate to get her work done. Join Claire Anne and her friends as Manny the bird and Martin the mouse teach them about the learning tools they can use to make their work easier and…
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New Arrivals Titles recently adopted by Quality Press

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Combination Products: Regulatory Challenges and Successful Product Development
Smita Gopalaswamy and Venky Gopalaswamy

The field of combination product development (products born of the integration of medical devices, biologics, and drugs) is so new that, while literature abounds on each part individually, there are very few publications, including FDA documents, available concerning the …
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New in Standards

ISO/FDIS 9001:2008(E): Quality management systems - Requirements (e-Standard)
This DRAFT version of the upcoming ISO 9001:2008 standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization:

  • needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and
  • aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements…
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ANSI/ISO/ASQ QE19011S-2008: Guidelines for management systems auditing – U.S. Version with supplemental guidance added

This American National Standard provides guidance on the principles of auditing, managing audit programs, conducting quality management system audits and environmental management system audits as well as the competence of quality and environmental management system auditors. It is applicable to all organizations having a need to conduct internal or external quality and/or environmental management system audits or manage an audit program.

The supplemental text contained in this document provides additional guidance to users to…read more


E-BOOKS SELECTION GREATLY EXPANDED

In recent weeks, Quality Press has added nearly 150 new PDF e-books to its online bookstore. They are available for download directly from the store for the same price as their comparable hard copy versions. Best-sellers and favorites, both old and new, are available. Expand your electronic library today!


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